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humid hjumd/adjective/hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable damp dmp adjective/something that is damp

is slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way or when it should be dry/a cold damp basement room/The wood wont burn if its damp. damply adverb/dampness noun hazy hezi adjective/ not clear because there is smoke, dust, or water in the air/hazy sunshine haze hez noun/water, smoke, or dust in the air that makes it difficult to see clearly/There was an earlymorning haze across the valley. mist mst noun/a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground./The early morning mist was clearing to reveal a glorious day. shrouded in mist completely hidden by mist The whole coast became shrouded in a thick mist. misty msti adjective/when it is misty, a mass of small drops of water is in the air close to the ground./Itll turn quite misty, with drizzle overnight. fog f/noun/a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is difficult to see through. Fog is thicker than mist. thick/heavy/dense/freezing fog Heavy fog forced drivers to slow down. a patch of fog There may be some patches of fog around dawn. a blanket of fog fog that covers everything a thick blanket of fog in the valley. foggy fi fi adjective/It was too foggy to drive./a foggy day cool kul/adjective/ rather cold, often in a pleasant way/Tomorrow it will be cloudy and cool everywhere. chilly tli adjective/ cold enough to be unpleasant/The days are still warm but the evenings are getting chilly. cold kld/adjective/ with a low temperature or a temperature that is lower than normal/The water was too cold for a shower. freezing friz/adjective/INFORMAL/very cold/Hurry up! Im freezing!/Its absolutely freezing in here.//freezing cold Your hands are freezing cold! zero zr zro noun/the temperature at which water freezes in the CELSIUS system/above/below zero The temperature was forty below zero. mild mald adjective/ mild weather is warm and pleasant, especially warmer than usual for the time of year//a mild winter warm w(r)m wrm adjective/ fairly hot in a way that is comfortable and pleasant//It was warm enough for us to sit outside. hot ht/adjective/very high in temperature/Its so hot in here cant we open a window? scorching sk(r)t/adjective: extremely hot/scorching temperatures/heat/weather drizzle drz()l verb/ to rain in a very light way shower a(r)/noun/a short period when it rains or snows//Tonight theres a 50% chance of showers. rain ren verb/if it rains, water falls in drops from clouds in the sky Just as we were leaving home it started to rain. rain heavily/hard to rain a lot It had been raining heavily all day. its raining cats and dogs INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED//used for saying that a lot of rain is falling pour p(r) pr verb/pour down] to rain very hard//The thunder and lightning stopped, but it continued to pour. breeze briz briz noun/a light wind//The curtains fluttered gently in the breeze.//a gentle/light/slight breeze//a fresh/stiff/strong breeze windy wndi adjective/with a lot of wind//a windy day gale-force adjective: a gale-force wind is very strong and often causes damage to buildings and trees EXTREME WEATHER blizzard blz(r)d/noun: a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds.Roads were closed due to severe blizzards. drought drat/noun/ a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die . flood fld verb/ if water floods a place, it covers it/Water burst through the dam and flooded local villages.//The ground floor of the house was flooded. hailstorm helst(r)m helstrm noun [countable] a storm in which a lot of small balls of ice fall like rain heatwave hitwev/ noun/a continuous period of very hot weather, specially when this is unusual hurricane hrkn/hrken noun: a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain

lightning latn noun/the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm/ She lay awake, listening to the thunder and lightning. a flash of lightning A flash of lightning lit up the sky. be struck by lightning be hit by lightning Bob was struck by lightning while playing golf. monsoon mnsun mnsun noun/a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia thunder nd(r)/noun/ the loud noise that you sometimes hear in the sky during a storm. tornado t(r)ned trnedo noun/a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or FUNNEL. bright brat adjective/ full of strong shining light//It was a bright sunny day//I could see a bright light in the sky. changeable tendb()l adjective/tending to change suddenly and often a period of rather changeable weather Clear: if the sky or the weather is clear, there are no clouds, rain etcclear blue skiesbright and clearThe following Sunday was bright and clear. Heavy: if the air is heavy, it is warm in a sticky unpleasant way, especially before rain or a storm icy asi adjective/very cold, in an unpleasant way/He fell into the icy cold water. Settled: not changing or likely to changeThe weather should become more settled next week. sunny sni adjective/ bright with light from the sun//It was a beautiful sunny day. Thick: thick smoke, cloud, fog etc fills the air completely, so that it is difficult to see or difficult to breathe.// Thick fog prevented Bobby from returning home slippery slpri//adjective/ a slippery surface, object etc is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in something such as ice or oil Take care, the steps are slippery. shiver v(r)/verb/if you shiver, your body shakes slightly, for example because you are cold or frightened/We stood shivering in the icy wind. shiver with cold/fear/surprise etc She shivered with fear at the thought of seeing him again. sweat swet verb/ to produce liquid on the surface of your skin when you are hot, nervous, or ill//She could feel the palms of her hands sweating. soaked skt/adjective/extremely wet//She was shivering and soaked with sweat. humid hjumd/adjective: hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable melt melt verb:to change a solid substance into a liquid: Climate change is causing the polar ice cap to melt. sunburnt snb(r)nt snbrnt sunburned snb(r)nd snbrnd adjective: skin that is sunburnt is red and sore from too much sun frost frst/noun: a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things outside when the weather is very cold: bushes covered with frost slush sl noun: snow that is starting to MELT become water and become dirty snowdrift sndrft snodrft noun: a deep pile of snow made by the wind thaw /verb/if the weather thaws, it becomes warmer and causes ice or snow to change into liquid/It has finally started to thaw. boiling bl adjective/ boiling boiling hot extremely hot:It was a boiling hot day. Pour down: verb: pour p(r)verb:to rain very hard/The thunder and lightning stopped, but it continued to pour. downpour danp(r) noun: a large amount of rain that falls quickly torrential tren()l/adjective:torrential rain falls fast in large amounts thunderstorm nd(r)st(r)m/noun/ a heavy storm with THUNDER

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